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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II
PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS AGAINST CONVENTIONS

Appeals by protected persons
6.—(1) A protected prisoner of war or a protected internee who has been convicted and sentenced to death or to imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more may appeal against the conviction and sentence imposed upon him.

(2) Notwithstanding section 45(1) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act [Cap. 322], notice of an appeal undersubsection (1) shall be given not later than 10 days after the date on which the protected person receives a notice given —

(a) in the case of a protected prisoner of war, by an officer of the Singapore Armed Forces; or

(b) in the case of a protected internee, by or on behalf of the governor of the prison in which he is confined,

that the Protecting Power has been notified of his conviction and sentence.